====== Marquette 69, Savannah State 51 ====== {{men_s_basketball:widh10312302027.jpg }}MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Dominic James and Wesley Matthews each scored 22 points to lead No. 18 Marquette to a 69-51 victory over Savannah State on Saturday. Matthews, who established a career high in points, had 12 in the first half, but the Golden Eagles couldn't pull away from the Tigers (6-12), who played without Javon Randolph, their injured leading scorer who is injured. Marquette (13-2), which handed Savannah State its 12th loss in its last 13 games, broke open a close game at the start of the second half. James scored eight points in a 19-6 run as Marquette opened a 51-37 lead. The Tigers made just two of 13 shots from the field during the run. Matthews added a season-high nine rebounds and James had six assists for the Golden Eagles, who open their Big East Conference schedule Thursday at Providence. Joseph Flegler had 15 points for Savannah State. ===== Box Score ===== ^Final ^ 1 ^ 2 ^ T ^ |Savannah State | 31 | 20 | 51 | |Marquette | 32 | 37 | 69 | ^ Savannah State ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^Player ^Pos ^Min ^FG-FGA ^FT-FTA ^3P-3PA ^OR-TR ^Ast ^Blk ^Stl ^TO ^PF ^Pts^ |J Obiajunwa | F | 31 | 5-15 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 3-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |C Linton | F | 25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |J Flegler | G | 27 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |P Hardy | G | 29 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |L Coleman | G | 22 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4-7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |A Edwards | | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |J Shuler | | 18 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |M Robinson | | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |M Bennett | | 8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |D Stowers | | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |B Bohley | | 15 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |**Totals** || **200** | **21-62\\ (.339)** | **5-10\\ (.500)** | **4-19\\ (.211)** | **16-31** | **15** | **1** | **9** | **14** | **25** | **51** | ^ Marquette ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^Player ^Pos ^Min ^FG-FGA ^FT-FTA ^3P-3PA ^OR-TR ^Ast ^Blk ^Stl ^TO ^PF ^Pts^ |[[Dan Fitzgerald| D Fitzgerald]] | F | 22 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 1-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |[[Ousmane Barro|O Barro]] | F | 27 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |[[Dominic James|D James]] | G | 35 | 6-11 | 8-11 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | |[[Jerel McNeal|J McNeal]] | G | 27 | 1-9 | 4-4 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |[[Wesley Matthews|W Matthews]] | G | 29 | 7-8 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 3-9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | |[[David Cubillan|D Cubillan]] | | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |[[Dwight Burke|D Burke]] | | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |[[Lawrence Blackledge|L Blackledge]] | | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |[[Lazar Hayward|L Hayward]] | | 13 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |[[Mike Kinsella|M Kinsella]] | | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |[[Tommy Brice|T Brice]] | | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |[[Craig Kuphall|C Kuphall]] | | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |[[Jamil Lott|J Lott]] | | 11 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |**Totals** || **200** | **21-42\\ (.500)** | **22-33\\ (.667)** | **5-12\\ (.417)** | **9-37** | **15** | **8** | **5** | **16** | **17** | **69** | **Officials:** John Cahill, Bill McCarthy, Earl Walton\\ **Attendance:** 14,217